Ukraine's anti-corruption court places Zelenskiy's former chief of staff Yermak under arrest

Ukraine's anti-corruption court places Zelenskiy's former chief of staff Yermak under arrest

KYIV, May 14 (Reuters) - Ukraine's anti-corruption ‌court on ‌Thursday ordered the arrest ​of Andriy Yermak, a close ally of President ‌Volodymyr ⁠Zelenskiy and former head of ⁠his administration, on money-laundering charges.

Reuters Former Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak, who according to the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine is a suspect in a corruption probe, appears at court for a hearing on the choice of a preventive measure, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, May 12, 2026. REUTERS/Alina Smutko Former Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak, who according to the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine is a suspect in a corruption probe, appears at court for a hearing on the choice of a preventive measure, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, May 12, 2026. REUTERS/Alina Smutko

Former Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak attends a court hearing, in Kyiv

The ​court ​also ​set bail ‌at 140 million hryvnias ($3.19 million), which would allow Yermak, who has denied ‌the allegations ​against ​him, ​to be ‌released pending a ​final ​ruling in his case.

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($1 = 43.8900 ​hryvnias)

(Reporting ‌by Pavel Polityuk; ​Editing by ​Sharon Singleton)

 

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